March Write-Off: Debrief!March Write-Off: Debrief! by #WritersInkCheck out the Shortlist here! http://fav.me/d5x5wa6
Another extremely professionally run Write Off has come and gone
After two hours of furious typing, and barely a dozen errors on behalf of the host ~monstroooo, we can now present to you the spoils of the event!
If your work is missing, or we've featured the wrong piece, please just send ~monstroooo a suitably strongly worded note.
Ben Affleck turned up, fresh from his successful Awards Ceremony season, to help us draw the prompt words (he promised to shave off the beard after the chat event, we told him he was looking a little rough).
Our handsome Mystery Guest
Since we only have six eligible entries this time, we're going to put them all on the Shortlist! We'll publish that with an accompanying poll in a couple of days - watch
January Write Off ShortlistJanuary's Write Off was a big success, with eleven entries and a host of new friends joining the group.January Write Off Shortlist by #WritersInk
Our admin team has sifted through those entries to produce a shortlist of FOUR worthy winners. They've voted for pieces based on their use of the prompt word, technical ability, creativity and general entertainment value. Here's what they've decided:
January 2013’s Shortlist!
All that remains is for you, our dear members, to read these pieces over the next week and vote for your favourite in this poll. Don't feel you have to use our judging criteria or anything - just tell us which you enjoyed the most. Remember that each piece was written in just twenty minutes (although the authors have since had a change to fix minor errors). You have a week to vote, so take your time!
January Write Off: Results!There's been sweat. There's been tears. There's even been blood*. But now the pain, suffering and angst are behind us, and we can reveal the winner of our public literary slug-fest, the Janaury Write Off.January Write Off: Results! by #WritersInk
You've read the pieces, you've seen the poll: now please put your hands together for our winner!:icondamonwakes:
*DamonWakes
The triumphant January 2013 Write Off Winner
Congratulations *DamonWakes! our prize will be given to you shortly.
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January Write Off: DebriefYesterday, some twenty-odd writers gathered in the Halls of the Goblin King to play the first Write Off of Janaury 2013. Aided by Circa 1986 David Bowie, we drew prompt words from a hat and gave our writers just twenty minutes to write a piece of prose of poetry based on that word.January Write Off: Debrief by #WritersInk
Here's what these clever sausages came up with:
January 2013’s Write Off Entries
Each piece was written in under twenty minutes, as is testified by the fact that they were submitted to ~writeoffentries within two minutes of the end of the round.
If you'd like to take on any of the prompts in your own time, here are the prompt words that David Bowie circa 1986 drew:Round 1: Isolated
Round 2: Rhythm
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